Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act
- Last Action
- 5/31/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-31Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-05-31Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-31 (00)
Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to undertake various activities to address mental and behavioral health issues among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations.
Specifically, SAMHSA must develop and implement an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among AANHPI populations.
Additionally, SAMHSA must study (1) mental health and substance use disorders among AANHPI youth, including the number of individuals who attempted suicide or died by suicide or drug overdose; and (2) strategies for increasing AANHPI representation in the behavioral and mental health workforce.
Cosponsors (2)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Mental health
- Minority health
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